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Siamese Criminals: Trump and Netanyahu
Donald Trump

Siamese Criminals: Trump and Netanyahu

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Convicted felon Donald Trump is now trying to intimidate the Israeli Judiciary into cancelling the three criminal […]

Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century Judge and Ambassador, travelled further than Marco Polo. The Rihla records his Adventures

Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century Judge and Ambassador, travelled further than Marco Polo. The Rihla records his Adventures

07/01/2025 By The Conversation

Cow most Sacred: Why Military Spending remains Untouchable

Cow most Sacred: Why Military Spending remains Untouchable

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Egypt
Egyptian Official: Israelis Might be Behind attacks by Sharks, which seem to be Beasts of Prey

Egyptian Official: Israelis Might be Behind attacks by Sharks, which seem to be Beasts of Prey

Even shark attacks in the Middle East get caught up in the Arab-Israeli conflict. The fifth victim of a shark attack this week at Sharm […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Horrific Taliban Bombing of Would-Be Pashtun Militiamen

Horrific Taliban Bombing of Would-Be Pashtun Militiamen

The administrative offices of Pakistan’s Mohmand tribal agency were hit by two suicide bombers on motorcycles on Monday, killing as many as 51 persons and […]

Juan Cole

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Map: Pakistan Ethnic Groups

Map: Pakistan Ethnic Groups

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Is AIPAC a Wikileaks Operation?

Is AIPAC a Wikileaks Operation?

One of the supreme pieces of hypocrisy in Washington right now is all the politicians crying treason and death penalty on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Dec. 6: Top Ten New Wikileaks on Greater Middle East

Dec. 6: Top Ten New Wikileaks on Greater Middle East

Here are this weekend’s top ten Wikileaks revelations for the Greater Middle East: The US and India wanted to slap United Nations sanctions on Hafiz […]

Juan Cole

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Map: Ethnicities Afghanistan

Map: Ethnicities Afghanistan

Juan Cole

Iraq
Map: Religions & Ethnicities of Iraq

Map: Religions & Ethnicities of Iraq

Juan Cole

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Wikileaks and the New McCarthyism:  Maybe we Just Need a More Open Government

Wikileaks and the New McCarthyism: Maybe we Just Need a More Open Government

A big issue in the Wikileaks controversy has to do with restrictions on freedom of speech in a democratic society, and the use of pressure […]

Juan Cole

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Map: Modern Iran

Map: Modern Iran

Modern Iran Click to go to map, click again to enlarge. Informed Comment Map Page (Under Construcion)

Juan Cole

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